Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-03-07)

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here’sa lotto factorin
whenit comesto
choosinga filtersystem.
Choosecorrectlyand
yourfiltersystemshouldprovide
manyyearsof trouble-freeuseand
serveto beoneof thebest
accessoriesforyourcamerathat
you’lleverbuy.Overthepast
coupleof yearswe’veseenmany
filtermanufacturersreturnto the
drawingboardandworkoutways
to maketheirsystemseasierand
moreconvenientforphotographers
to use.Somecompanies,suchas
LEEFilters,havemodifiedtheir
filterholderto offerbettercontrol
outin thefield,whileotherslike
Benro and H&Y Filters have taken

therouteof fittingfilterswithina

framethatslotsinto,orattaches

to,a filterholder.Theadvantageof

thelatteris thatit givesyourfilters

betterlife-longprotectionfrom

knocksanddrops,plusit reduces

theamountof physicalcontact

wehavewithourfilters,savingus

thehassleof havingto cleanthem

asfrequently.

Bestknownforitspremium

DJIandGoProaccessories,

American-basedPolarProis

oneof thelatestmanufacturersto

launcha newfiltersystembased

aroundtheideaof usingfilter

frames.In thisreviewwe’retaking

a closerlookat itsSummit

Landscape system, which on fi rst

glanceappearstohavea well-

thought-outdesignandcould

temptseriouslandscape

photographersaway from

thealternatives.

TheLandscapeKit

PolarProsellsitemsforitsfilter

systemseparately,butforthose

whoarelookingtobuyintoa filter

systemfromnewit canbebestto

buya kitwithalltherelevant

thingsyouneedtogetstarted.The

SummitLandscapeKitwe’re

lookingat is extensive.Withit you

getwhat’sknownasthecore(a

poshnameforthefilterholder),

twothreadplates(77mm

and 82mm), a ND64

PolarPro Summ

Filter System

It’sclaimedtobetheindustry’smostrefinedlandscape

fi lter system, but is it?Michael Topham put it to the test

FILTER HOLDER TEST Testbench

TheSummitcore,orfilter

holderasit’sbetterknown,is

ratheruniquein thewayit has

beenconceived.It workswitha

customhooddesignedto

reduceanystraylightand

ghostingthatmayaffectimages.

Thehood,whichis madefrom

rubber,is extremelymalleable

andeasytofit. Oncethetwo

bronzelockingscrewshavebeen

fedthroughtheirrespective

holesin thehoodit’ssimplya

caseof pullingtheoppositeside

of thehoodforwarduntilthe

cornerslocate.Filterscanstill

beinsertedandremovedwhen

thehoodis attached through a

slit at the top.

Hood

AP’sReviewsEditoradjuststhe

PolarProSummitND4-GRsoft

graduated filter during testing